Freshman English: Readings and Lab
Fall 2019 and Spring 2020

College of Science
THIS WEEK

 
Gilmore Girls
                cast Mondays 新生大樓 301, class periods 3/4, 10:20am-12:10pm,
Wednesdays 外教中心 101, class periods 1/2, 8:10-10:00am
Professor Karen Steffen Chung 史嘉琳
E-mail: karchung@ntu.edu.tw
gmail: feathermountain@gmail.com
Homepage: http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/
(the first Google hit for "Karen Chung")
SLANT video
                screenshot
TA: Evanna Shih 施翌雯
Email:  b07102110@ntu.edu.tw
gmail: hi9433tw@gmail.com

Join: Class Facebook Group
  Mini-conversations

師德文教 CET Hello! E.T. 大師開講 and 英語島 English Island articles on English learning
24 CET articles in one single pdf file 



     Spring 2020: There will be 31 class meetings this semester:

     March: 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30
     April:   1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29
     May:    4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27
     June:   1, 3, 8, 10, 15

     Note that we WILL have class on the first day of finals week, i.e. Monday, June 15, 2010;
     this way there will only be two fewer classes than last year, so the class will conclude
     according to the original pre-coronavirus schedule, and won't extend into summer vacation.
     Tentative final exam date: Wednesday, June 17, 2020  外教中心 101; subject to change.

     Notes: 1. You will have an assigned seat to facilitate easier and fairer turn-taking.
                2. The polite way to address your professor is "Professor Chung".
                    (This article explains current practices in the US.)
                    If other teachers invite you to use their first name, then it's OK; otherwise use "Professor" + family name.
                3. ALWAYS use your NTU email account for class-related correspondence unless otherwise instructed.
                    You will also need a gmail account to use Google Drive, and to submit certain assignments, as instructed.
                4. Always TURN OFF OR MUTE YOUR CELL PHONE while in class.
                5. ABSOLUTELY NO EATING IN THE 外教 CLASSROOM! ALSO, NO DRINKS ALLOWED OTHER
                    THAN PLAIN WATER OR UNSWEETENED TEA!
You may eat and drink in the hallways.
                    There will in any case be NO EATING during class in both classrooms.
                6. Use correct format in all your written work:

      Include your name in English and Chinese,
      your student number, and the date, flush left (left justified),
      in the upper right-hand corner of all your work.
      Use Times New Roman 12 pt for text, 新細明體 12 pt. for Chinese,
      and Lucida Sans Unicode 10.5 pt for IPA symbols. Sample:

      Iris Lin 林玉梅
      B01102000
      Freshman English
      September 10 & 12, 2018  Week One

      Make SURE you include the CORRECT WEEK NUMBER for the classes
      the notes are from, based on this syllabus.

      Grade calculation

      Grades will be calculated on the basis of:

      Written class work (20%)
      oral class work and class participation (20%)
      scores on your dictations and quizzes (15%)
      score on final exam (written and listening) (30%)
      attendance, punctuality, attitude, and progress made; DON'T BE LATE! (15%)

     Note that the percentage breakdown is only APPROXIMATE, and is SUBJECT TO ADJUSTMENT in each individual case.
     Extra credit will be given to students who do independent research on a class-related topic and share their findings with the class.

     Also note that more than 3 absences or 5 tardinesses may result in your NOT PASSING THE COURSE.
     If you must miss class or be late let Ms. Chung and the TA know by e-mail or otherwise beforehand;
     or as soon as possible afterwards if you really can't get in touch beforehand.
     Don't just fail to show up for class and not offer an explanation – even if it's "I overslept", please explain.


WEEK ONE: 3/02, 3/04 
3/02


1.  Welcome back!
     Introductions: Prof. Chung and TA Evanna Shih
施翌雯;
     Enrollment and class list: authorization codes for new students;
     please fill in your Chinese and your English or Romanized name,
     along with your department, student number, Facebook name, and gmail address.

     Some of you are back from last semester, but your original learning partner
     may not be; in addition, we now have some new students.
     So we will start over and choose a new learning partner for help and accountability.
     Please take the initiative and help the new students in particular find a learning partner.
     It may make things easier to stay in touch if you're both in the same department.
     Evanna will photograph the new students during break for the class list.

     Homework for new students only:
     Send an email to Prof. Chung karchung@ntu.edu.tw and
    
TA Evanna Shih 施翌雯 b07102110@ntu.edu.tw.

     Your email must be sent from your ntu account, and must include:

     1. this subject line:
         fe: quote, reason, NYT, gmail, fb name

     2. an English quote you like, together with its source.
         Example: "We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled.
         The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out."
         Ray Bradbury (1932- ), American author
         It must be a verifiable quote, not a proverb, CORRECTLY FORMATTED,
         containing no errors.

     3. Your reason for wanting to take this class: I want to take this class because...
     4. Confirm that: I have subscribed to the New York Times email newsletter "Today's Headlines".
     5. Give your gmail address, so you can be added to Google Drive: My gmail address is:
     6. Give your Facebook name: My Facebook name is:

     FORMAT is IMPORTANT!

     See this sample, and read Melissa Hsiung's article, 英文 E-mail 潛規則:老師怎麼不早點教我?!
     for correct email format.

     You will also need to include notes on this article in next Monday's homework.

     Make sure to send (almost) all emails in plain text, not html (look under ... and click on: 切換為純文字).
    
    
Make sure to produce careful work that is not filled with sloppy mistakes:
     GET EVERYTHING RIGHT THE FIRST TIME!
     Make sure you sign your full name (e.g. Iris Lin) to every e-mail you write!
     Pay attention to correct format;
     for example, leave a space before and after (parentheses) like this.
     Without a space it looks like(this)and this is not acceptable in English written format.

     Every student must also register with the New York Times
     and subscribe to their daily email newsletter (these are free,
     as is access to up to five news stories a month). You will be asked
     to choose the kinds of news you'd like to receive. The aim of this requirement
     is to give you at least a passing familiarity with current international events,
     and for you to get used to using English-language news media sources.
     Include this sentence in your email:
     "I have subscribed to the New York Times email newsletter "Today's Headlines."
     Do NOT subscribe to the NEWSPAPER, and do NOT submit any financial information!

     The New York Times (US):
     Today's Headlines: https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/todaysheadlines
     Other email newsletters: https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters
     The New York Times homepage: http://www.nytimes.com/

     This assignment is due Monday, March 9.

2.  Old students: Your marked final exam and final set of notes will be returned to you.
     We will go over the answers for the final in class.
Here's the audio file for the "Shabbat"
     transcription.
Correct your exam carefully on a separate sheet of paper, and submit
     both the original exam and the corrections on Wednesday, March 4.

3.  We will continue this semester to read CET and English Island articles;
     new students will also need to make up the articles we read last semester.
     Please always be ready to help the new students catch up on the
     material from first semester!

     Like last semester, every Monday you will hand in your organized class notes
     notes on the assigned articles, and anything else assigned in class.
     You need only note down things that are new and/or important to you,
     that you would like to remember for the future.

     Like last semester, you are to hand in your paper notes on Monday and also upload them
     in an increasingly growing pdf file (newest notes on top of your Word file, then
     convert to pdf) to your Google Drive folder.

     For new students: Read and summarize:
     CET 1 & 2:
大師開講 — 提升聽力祕訣:每天請聽「回音」十分鐘(上、下)
     and
英文 E-mail 潛規則:老師怎麼不早點教我?!
     For everybody:
CET 19 脫口而出的英文文法 in No. 87, January/February 2015, p. 8-10.

 
4. 
We will continue to read and translate an assigned article, except this time we
     will work to get through it much more quickly and efficiently. Read and translate
     mindfully. Remember to apply the phrasing, stress, linking and other rules
     we learned and practiced last semester when reading aloud!

    
First article to read and translate:  
     The Story of a Curious Phone Call      by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    

     Print out the article, prepare to read and translate it, and bring the paper version
     to every class – do not use your phone or other device to read!
     In addition to your assigned section, make sure to read the whole story!
     We'll have a vocabulary and compound noun stress quiz after completing it.

     Make sure to use the MP3 file to practice your pronunciation, phrasing, and intonation,
     and also to make the reading of the whole article easier.


5.  This semester, we will have a daily passage in English to transcribe.
     oTranscribe is a great online transcription tool! Save both the before and
     after versions of your transcriptions in a Google Doc in your Google Drive folder;
     use the template is provided for you.

     Please do one section a day rather than the whole passage at once.
     The reason: So you will get into the habit of listening carefully and closely to a little
     close English listening every day. This will bring you many benefits in the long run, including to
     your study of other languages, and your powers of observation even in your native language(s).

      Here are the 15 clips for the coming two weeks. 1-14 are taken from the beginning of the
      episode entitled "The Seven Minute Rule" of author Michael Lewis's "Against the Rules" podcast.
      The clip for each day is around 30 seconds or less, and each is marked by a number 1-14,
      corresponding to the 14 days it will take to complete the whole transcription.
      The file for Day 15 is a 42-secord report from WNYC radio.

      Play special attention to the unclear function words. Also, what methods can you use
      to find out how to spell words that are new for you, personal names, place names,
      what initialisms mean, and proper nouns?
(Start with Google!)
      How can repetition help you catch words you may have missed the first time?
      Use Google Images to see what unfamiliar nouns look like, e.g. cinder block walls.

     Here are direct inks to each daily segment:
     1.  3/02            8.   3/09 
     2.  3/03            9.   3/10   
     3.  3/04            10. 3/11  
     4.  3/05            11. 3/12  
     5.  3/06            12. 3/13  
     6.  3/07            13. 3/14  
     7.  3/08            14. 3/15  

     15. WNYC: Laundry: 3/16 

6.  This semester we are also going to give a 6-minute oral book report in pairs.
     You will need to choose a simplified English language novel; here and here are
     some good examples. You will need to find a partner, then together choose a
     book to report on. It must be a simplified version of an English-language novel
     with literary value; but
no children's books, no Lord of the Rings, no Harry Potter, no
     Charlotte's Web, no Little Prince!
Choose a book at a level that is just a bit more
     difficult than your current level of English, i.e. neither too easy nor too hard.
     Simplified English novels are available at Bookman Books 書林, Crane's 文鶴,
     Cave's 敦煌, and other English book stores, and online. You need to get your choice
     approved by Prof. Chung beforehand.
     The reports will be presented in early May 2020.

7.  This semester we will also practice and perform a scene from the pilot episode of
     Gilmore Girls. Please begin viewing the episode, several times, for pleasure.
     Try to understand a bit more each time you watch it. You are welcome to refer to
     the transcript for the episode, which is available online.

     Optional: Commercial resource for practicing listening with TV series:
     Cara of Leo Listening.

8.  Breaktime music: John Legend    Conversations in the Dark     lyrics    

3/04
1.  Old students: Submit final exam with corrections.

2.  Go over first two Michael Lewis transcriptions in class.

3.  Start reading and translating

     The Story of a Curious Phone Call      by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    

4.  Breaktime music: John Legend    Conversations in the Dark     lyrics    


WEEK TWO: 3/09, 3/011 

3/09

1. 
Discuss and submit – for new students:
     CET 1 & 2:
大師開講 — 提升聽力祕訣:每天請聽「回音」十分鐘(上、下)
     and 英文 E-mail 潛規則:老師怎麼不早點教我?!
     For everybody:
CET 19 脫口而出的英文文法 in No. 87, January/February 2015, p. 8-10.
dd


     For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
     提升聽力祕訣:/i/ 和 /ɪ/ 的辨別 in No. 71, May/June 2012, p. 12-14.
     For everybody:
Read and summarize: CET 20 重方法不重死背的英文文法(上)
     in No. 88, March/April 2015, p. 8-10; and English Island 48, January 2020:
     「格式」就是禮貌:英文標點符號的10大規則.


2. For new students:
     a. Professor Chung's October 2018 TEDx talk:
         如何用「回音法」學好英文口說  史嘉琳

     b. Interview with Ray Du 阿滴 

     c.
SLANT:
         Sit up straight.
         Listen.
         Ask and answer questions.
         Nod your head. (or: shake your head; or: wrinkle your brow)
         Track the teacher.

         Note that you will get extra points for class participation;
         this can help raise your final grade./

     d.
One Small Step Can Change Your Life: with Kaizen

    
e. The Pomodoro Technique of time management,
          and improving focus and productivity.
 
     f. How echoic memory works: Sesame Street: I Can Remember  

3.  Check Michael Lewis transcriptions.

4.  Finalize your book selection by Wednesday March 18.

5. 
R
ead and translate:  
    The Story of a Curious Phone Call      by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    

6.  Book sharing: Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre   by Keith Johnstone 


7.  Breaktime music: Chiwoniso Maraire     Everyone's Child      lyrics 
  
  mbira music sample: Tadzungaira by Forward Kwenda  

3/11
1.
  Check transcriptions of Michael Lewis' "The Seven Minute Rule".

2.  Read and translate:  
    The Story of a Curious Phone Call      by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    


3.  Breaktime music: Chiwoniso Maraire     Everyone's Child      lyrics 
  
  mbira music sample: Tadzungaira by Forward Kwenda  


WEEK THREE: 3/16, 3/018 
3/16

1. 
Discuss and submit – for new students:
     CET 3 提升聽力祕訣:/i/ 和 /ɪ/ 的辨別 in No. 71, May/June 2012, p. 12-14.
     For everybody:
CET 20 重方法不重死背的英文文法(上)
     in No. 88, March/April 2015, p. 8-10; and English Island 48, January 2020:
     「格式」就是禮貌:英文標點符號的10大 規則.

     For next week:
Read and summarize – for new students:
     CET 4「重音」真 的很重要! in No. 72, July/August 2012, p. 12-14.
     For everybody:
Read and summarize: CET 21 重方法不重死背的英文文法(下)
     in No. 89, May/June 2015, p. 3-5; and English Island 45, October 2019:
     
突破聽力瓶頸的五大秘訣.

2. Book choice is due on Wednesday 3/18.

    Instructions for oral book report in pairs:
    1. Find a partner.
    2. Choose a book to read and report on. You are strongly encouraged to choose a book from the
        The Compass Classic Readers
series (second photo) of Level 6 simplified novels with CD, available at Crane's;
        Address: 106 台北市大安區金山南路二段 200 號 8 樓.
    3.
Details:
        Choose a SIMPLIFIED English NOVEL
        to give a 6-minute oral book report on with a PARTNER between April 13-27.
        Check with Prof. Chung before buying!
        And make sure you choose a book you like!
        The book must have high literary value.
        Do NOT choose any of the following: Harry Potter, The Little Prince, Lord of the Rings,
        The Chronicles Of Narnia, Charlotte's Web, or any other children's literature!

        TITLE and AUTHOR of the book and the English and Chinese NAMES
        and STUDENT NUMBERS of BOTH PARTNERS
        are due WEDNESDAY MARCH 18 over EMAIL
        to both Prof. Chung at karchung@ntu.edu.tw and TA Evanna at
b07102110@ntu.edu.tw.

        Correct format: Hardy, Thomas. 2009. Tess of the d`Ubervilles. (Classic Readers Level 6)
                                  Retold by Peter Kaster. Sachse, Texas: Compass Publishing. 128pp. Paper; with CD.

        To prepare for the oral book report:
        1.  Write down all new vocabulary items with meanings and enter into your Excel file, and make an outline;
        2.  Meet and discuss book with your partner(s); prepare a script, and have it checked;
        3. Presentation will be six minutes long per group;
        4.  Book title, author, key words on board; 5. 2-3 sentences on author; 6. Summary of plot;
        7.  2-3 parts that impressed you most; 8. Your evaluation of the book on a scale of 1-10,
            or "Thumbs up" vs. "Thumbs down."
            Try to engage and interact with each other in a lively discussion.
            See how Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert used to interact in their movie review program (start around 2:30).
        9.  Each pair will have ONE 20-minute individual coaching session with TA Evanna before you present,
            to help correct your errors and give you suggestions on how to improve your performance.
       10. The oral book reports will be scheduled beforehand and presented in the following classes:
             1. Monday, April 20     2. Wednesday, April 22     3. Monday, April 27    4. Wednesday, April 29  
5. Monday May 4

3. Check Michael Lewis transcriptions.

4. New transcription exercise: This American Life: Everyone's a Critic
    
February 28, 2020
     People squirming in a world where everything is rated and reviewed.
     Act One Their Eyes Weren’t Watching God  By B.A. Parker
     On a friend’s recommendation, B.A. Parker decides to try attending
     First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem. Parker is black, much like the
     majority of the church’s congregation. But when she gets to FCBC, she
     notices a long line of white tourists waiting to get inside. (13 minutes)
    

     oTranscribe  

     Entire exercise
  (part of the original piece has been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     16.  3/17           
24. 3/25
     17.  3/18           
25. 3/26  
     18.  3/19           
26. 3/27 
     19.  3/20           
27. 3/28 
     20 . 3/21           
28. 3/29 
     21.  3/22           
29. 3/30 
     22.  3/23           
30. 3/31  
    
23.  3/24            31. 4/01 


5.  Read and translate:  
    The Story of a Curious Phone Call      by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    


6. Breaktime music: Scorpions      Wind of Change  (1990)     lyrics   


3/18
1. Book choice is due; please follow all the instructions carefully!
  

2. Check This American Life transcriptions.

3. Read and translate:  
    The Story of a Curious Phone Call      by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    


4. Breaktime music: Scorpions      Wind of Change  (1990)     lyrics   


WEEK FOUR: 3/23, 3/25 
3/23

1. 
Discuss and submit – for new students:
     CET 4「重音」真的很重! in No. 72, July/August 2012, p. 12-14.
     For everybody: CET 21 重方法不重死背的英文文法(下)
     in No. 89, May/June 2015, p. 3-5; and English Island 45, October 2019:
     突破聽力瓶頸的五大秘訣.

     For next week – Read and summarize – for new students:
     CET 5 英語教學死 角:複合名詞重音 in No. 73, September/October 2012, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     CET 22 單數?複數?可數? 不可數? a, one, the?讓英文名詞再也難不倒你!(上)
     in No. 90, July/August 2015, p. 20-22; and
     English Island 46, November 2019 加強英文聽力的終極策略:解析10個常見錯誤


2.  Check New transcription exercise: This American Life: Everyone's a Critic
    
February 28, 2020
     People squirming in a world where everything is rated and reviewed.
     Act One Their Eyes Weren’t Watching God  By B.A. Parker
     On a friend’s recommendation, B.A. Parker decides to try attending
     First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem. Parker is black, much like the
     majority of the church’s congregation. But when she gets to FCBC, she
     notices a long line of white tourists waiting to get inside. (13 minutes)
    

     oTranscribe  

     Entire exercise
  (part of the original piece has been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     16.  3/17           
24. 3/25
     17.  3/18           
25. 3/26  
     18.  3/19           
26. 3/27 
     19.  3/20           
27. 3/28 
     20 . 3/21           
28. 3/29 
     21.  3/22           
29. 3/30 
     22.  3/23           
30. 3/31  
    
23.  3/24            31. 4/01 


3. Read and translate:  
    The Story of a Curious Phone Call      by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    

4. Breaktime music: Alannis Morissette      Ironic         lyrics  

3/25
1.
  Discussion of oral book report assignment. NO POWERPOINTS ALLOWED!
     Start reading your chosen book NOW if you haven't already started.

     Read it through once without checking too many words – only look up a
     word if it's interfering with your basic understanding of the story and
     enjoyment.

     Read it a second time, this time noting down the words you don't know,
     and looking them up. Enter the new words with their Chinese translations
     in the "Vocabulary" sheet of your Learning Checklist. Also take notes on
     the story for your summary, noting what parts impressed you most.

     Then read a third time, trying to understand and enjoy it thoroughly,
     without being slowed down too much due to words you don't understand.

     After three readings, meet with your report partner to discuss the book,
     and how you plan to structure the report and divide up the work.
     Write a script for your presentation. Email it to Prof. Chung and Evanna
     by Wednesday, April 8, 2020. We'll go over it and try to get it back to you asap.

     Once your script has been corrected, start practicing your oral presentation
     with your partner. Make a date with Evanna for your 20-minute coaching session
     outside of class.

     Here is the revised schedule for the oral book report presentations. You will need
     to schedule your presentation with Evanna beforehand – first come, first served!

     1. Monday, April 20     2. Wednesday, April 22     3. Monday, April 27    4. Wednesday, April 29   5. Monday May 4

2.  Check New transcription exercise: This American Life: Everyone's a Critic
     February 28, 2020
     People squirming in a world where everything is rated and reviewed.
     Act One Their Eyes Weren’t Watching God  By B.A. Parker
     On a friend’s recommendation, B.A. Parker decides to try attending
     First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem. Parker is black, much like the
     majority of the church’s congregation. But when she gets to FCBC, she
     notices a long line of white tourists waiting to get inside. (13 minutes)

    
     oTranscribe  

     Entire exercise
  (part of the original piece has been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     16.  3/17           
24. 3/25
     17.  3/18           
25. 3/26  
     18.  3/19           
26. 3/27 
     19.  3/20           
27. 3/28 
     20 . 3/21           
28. 3/29 
     21.  3/22           
29. 3/30 
     22.  3/23           
30. 3/31  
    
23.  3/24            31. 4/01 


3.  Read and translate (postponed):  
     The Story of a Curious Phone Call      by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    

4.  Breaktime music: Alannis Morissette      Ironic         lyrics  


Week 5: 3/30, 4/1
3/30
1.
Discuss and submit – for new students:
     CET 5 英語教學死 角:複合名詞重音 in No. 73, September/October 2012, p. 12-14.
     For everybody: CET 22 單數?複數?可數? 不可數? a, one, the?讓英文名詞再也難不倒你!(上)
     in No. 90, July/August 2015, p. 20-22; and
     English Island 46, November 2019 加強英文聽力的終極策略:解析10個常見錯誤  


     For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
     CET 6 抑揚頓挫: 英語的語調和斷句 in No. 74, November/December 2012, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     CET 23 單數?複數?可數? 不可數? a, one, the?讓英文名詞再也難不倒你!(下)
     in No. 91, September/October 2015, p. 12-14; and
     English Island 50, March 2020 英語單字量不夠?那,背字典有用嗎? 
     劉偉琦 Ricky Lau and 吳承恆 Albert Wu will present.


2. 
This American Life transcription:
      oTranscribe 

     Entire exercise  (part of the original piece has been omitted)

3.  New transcription assignment:
     Langpreneur podcast episode 19: Interview by Jan van der Aa with
     Brett Whiteside of Learn Thai from a White Guy (For fun: Australians speaking Thai)

     Entire exercise  (parts of the original interview have been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     1. (32)  4/02            9.   (40) 4/10  
     2. (33)  4/03            10. (41) 4/11 
     3. (34)  4/04            11. (42) 4/12  
     4. (35)  4/05            12. (43) 4/13  
     5. (36)  4/06            13. (44) 4/14  
     6. (37)  4/07            14. (45) 4/15   
     7. (38)  4/08            15. (46) 4/16   
     8. (39)  4/09             

4.  Read and translate:  
     The Story of a Curious Phone Call      by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    


5.  Breaktime song: Bob Dylan     Murder Most Foul (17 minutes)      lyrics         released March 27, 2020  

4/1
1. 
Finish This American Life transcription:
      oTranscribe 

     Entire exercise  (part of the original piece has been omitted)

2.  OneLook Dictionary has lots of great tools to help you with your transcription!

3.  Read and translate:  
     The Story of a Curious Phone Call      by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    


4.  Breaktime song: Bob Dylan     Murder Most Foul (17 minutes)      lyrics         released March 27, 2020  


Week 6: 4/06, 4/08
4/06

1.  Discuss and submit – for new students:
    
CET 6 抑揚頓挫: 英語的語調和斷句 in No. 74, November/December 2012, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     CET 23 單數?複數?可數? 不可數? a, one, the?讓英文名詞再也難不倒你!(下)
     in No. 91, September/October 2015, p. 12-14; and
     English Island 50, March 2020 英語單字量不夠?那,背字典有用嗎? 
     劉偉琦 Ricky Lau and 吳承恆 Albert Wu will present.

     Joke regarding "Ditch the fancy words": Plumber story.


     For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
     CET 7 Stop at stops! —— 遇到塞音請停! in No. 75, January/February 2013, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     CET 24 動詞時態三頁通 in No. 92, November/December 2015, p. 24-26. 
     in No. 91, September/October 2015, p. 12-14; and
     English Island 38, March 2019 片語動詞怎麼唸? 
     洪品蓉 Rebacca Hung and 陳信安 Andy Chen will present.

2.  Submit your draft script to Prof. Chung and Evanna by Wednesday, April 8.

    
Confirm book report coaching appointments with Prof. Chung and Evanna.

     More hints on the oral book report:

     Presenters: remember to:
     (1) Always face the audience and connect with them visually.

     (2) Speak loud without shouting and clearly. Use a microphone if
     necessary. You wißll quickly lose your audience if you speak too quietly
     or in a monotone voice. But don’t overdo the drama either!

     (3) Use natural gestures to support what you’re saying, but don’t overdo it.
     Don’t break character, and don’t make nervous movements like
     wiggling your leg, twisting your hair, walking around on the platform
     too much, or giggling unnecessarily. Maintain the thread of what you
     are saying, and try to engage your audience.

     Audience: remember to:
     (1) Stay quiet while others are presenting!

     (2) But do give them feedback, e.g. laughter if appropriate, and applause
     at the end. Pay close attention, and give oral feedback at the end so
     they know how they did, and how they can improve next time.

3. 
American Life transcription:
      oTranscribe 

     Entire exercise  (part of the original piece has been omitted)

     Use the OneLook Dictionary Search to help solving any listening problems!
     Click on "Related Words" for the thesaurus/backward dictionary!

4.  New transcription assignment: we'll go over this on Wednesday.
     Langpreneur podcast episode 19: Interview by Jan van der Aa with
     Brett Whiteside of Learn Thai from a White Guy (For fun: Australians speaking Thai)

     Entire exercise  (parts of the original interview have been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     1. (32)  4/02            9.   (40) 4/10  
     2. (33)  4/03            10. (41) 4/11 
     3. (34)  4/04            11. (42) 4/12  
     4. (35)  4/05            12. (43) 4/13  
     5. (36)  4/06            13. (44) 4/14  
     6. (37)  4/07            14. (45) 4/15   
     7. (38)  4/08            15. (46) 4/16   
     8. (39)  4/09             

5.  Read and translate:  
     The Story of a Curious Phone Call      by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    


6.  Breaktime song: Bill Withers (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020)     Lean on me (live 1973)      lyrics      video with lyrics   
     Playing for Change  Song Around the World  

4/08
1.  Submit your draft script to Prof. Chung and Evanna today
     at their NTU email accounts.
   
2.
 
Finish American Life transcription:
      oTranscribe 

     Entire exercise  (part of the original piece has been omitted)

     Use the OneLook Dictionary Search to help solving any listening problems!
     Click on "Related Words" for the thesaurus/backward dictionary!
New transcription assignment:
     Langpreneur podcast episode 19: Interview by Jan van der Aa with
     Brett Whiteside of Learn Thai from a White Guy (For fun: Australians speaking Thai)

     Entire exercise  (parts of the original interview have been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     1. (32)  4/02            9.   (40) 4/10  
     2. (33)  4/03            10. (41) 4/11 
     3. (34)  4/04            11. (42) 4/12  
     4. (35)  4/05            12. (43) 4/13  
     5. (36)  4/06            13. (44) 4/14  
     6. (37)  4/07            14. (45) 4/15   
     7. (38)  4/08            15. (46) 4/16   
     8. (39)  4/09        


3.  Read and translate:  
     The Story of a Curious Phone Call      by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    

4.  Book sharing: The Human Voice: The Story of a Remarkable Talent  Anne Karpf  2007 

5.  Breaktime song: Bill Withers (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020)     Lean on me (live 1973)      lyrics      video with lyrics   
     Playing for Change  Song Around the World 


Week 7: 4/13, 4/15
4/13
1.
 
Discuss and submit – for new students:
     CET 7 Stop at stops! —— 遇到塞音請停! in No. 75, January/February 2013, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     CET 24 動詞時態三頁通 in No. 92, November/December 2015, p. 24-26. 
     in No. 91, September/October 2015, p. 12-14; and
     English Island 38, March 2019 片語動詞怎麼唸? 
     洪品蓉 Rebacca Hung and 陳信安 Andy Chen will present.

     For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
     CET 8 "-s" 和 "-ed" 詞尾 怎麼唸? in No. 76, March/April 2013, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 39, April 2019 中文也有片語動詞嗎? and
     English Island 37, February 2019 你還在用俗氣的“Last but not least”嗎?
    
張群岳 Montana Chang and 胡廷宇 Jeffrey Hu will present.

2.  Go over transcriptions.
     Langpreneur podcast episode 19: Interview by Jan van der Aa with
     Brett Whiteside of Learn Thai from a White Guy

     Entire exercise  (parts of the original interview have been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     1. (32)  4/02            9.   (40) 4/10  
     2. (33)  4/03            10. (41) 4/11 
     3. (34)  4/04            11. (42) 4/12  
     4. (35)  4/05            12. (43) 4/13  
     5. (36)  4/06            13. (44) 4/14  
     6. (37)  4/07            14. (45) 4/15   
     7. (38)  4/08            15. (46) 4/16   
     8. (39)  4/09        


     New transcription exercise: Letter to Preet Bharara from a doctor in Arizona

     Entire exercise  

     Daily segments:
     1. (47)  4/17           
5. (51)  4/21   
     2. (48)  4/18           
6. (52)  4/22   
     3. (49)  4/19           
7. (53)  4/23   
     4. (50)  4/20           
8. (54)  4/24    

3.   Oral book reports:
      1. 顏宸宣 Sophie Yen      蘇秀惠 Janet Su         Vanity Fair   
      2. 鄭伊軒 Naomi Cheng  張晏榕 Annie Cheng   The Giver   
      3. 鄭又誠 Alan Cheng     施沐寬 Henry Shih      The Woman in White   

4.  Read and translate:  
     The Story of a Curious Phone Call      by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    

5.  Breaktime song: Peggy March   I Will Follow Him (1963)    lyrics         Sister Act version    

4/15
1.  Go over transcriptions.
     Langpreneur podcast episode 19: Interview by Jan van der Aa with
     Brett Whiteside of Learn Thai from a White Guy

     Entire exercise  (parts of the original interview have been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     1. (32)  4/02            9.   (40) 4/10  
     2. (33)  4/03            10. (41) 4/11 
     3. (34)  4/04            11. (42) 4/12  
     4. (35)  4/05            12. (43) 4/13  
     5. (36)  4/06            13. (44) 4/14  
     6. (37)  4/07            14. (45) 4/15   
     7. (38)  4/08            15. (46) 4/16   
     8. (39)  4/09        


     New transcription exercise: Letter to Preet Bharara from a doctor in Arizona

     Entire exercise  

     Daily segments:
     1. (47)  4/17           
5. (51)  4/21   
     2. (48)  4/18           
6. (52)  4/22   
     3. (49)  4/19           
7. (53)  4/23   
     4. (50)  4/20           
8. (54)  4/24    

2.  Read and translate:  
     The Story of a Curious Phone Call      by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    

3.  Oral book report:
     1. 陳麒瑞 Saturn Chen   翁茂彬 Ben Ong  Robinson Crusoe   

4.  Book sharing: Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Our World   by Michele Gelfand

5.  Useful links:

      1. How to activate Alex and Mei-jia on an iPhone:
         聆聽 iPhone 朗讀的螢幕內容、所選文字和輸入回饋  
      2. How to have Google Assistant read aloud to you on an Android phone:
          選擇「Google 助理」的語音  or:
          活用Android文字轉語音功 能:Google小姐超好用  
      3. Chrome extension: Read Aloud (thanks to Evanna Shih)

      4. Word 的追蹤修訂功能   

6.
  Breaktime song: Peggy March   I Will Follow Him (1963)    lyrics         Sister Act version    


Week 8: 4/20, 4/22
4/20

1.  Discuss and submit – for new students:
     CET 8 "-s" 和 "-ed" 詞尾 怎麼唸? in No. 76, March/April 2013, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 39, April 2019 中文也有片語動詞嗎? and
     English Island 37, February 2019 你還在用俗氣的“Last but not least”嗎?
    
張 群岳 Montana Chang and 胡廷 宇 Jeffrey Hu will present.

 
    For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
     CET 9 & 10 鼻音/m /、/n/ 與 /ŋ/ —— No problen? (上、下) 
     in No. 77, May/June 2013, p. 12-14 and No. 78, July/August 2013, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 47, December 2019 Who's a False Friend? 小心外來的「假朋友」!  and
     English Island 49, February 2020 實況英文有聽沒有懂 Make sure you "Know before you go"  
     王睿民 Thomas Wang  and 陳子安 Thomas Chen will present.

     Include in next week's notes: Five things you learned from the edited version of your
     oral book report script.

2.  New transcription exercise: Letter to Preet Bharara from a doctor in Arizona

     Entire exercise  

     Daily segments:
     1. (47)  4/17            5. (51)  4/21   
     2. (48)  4/18            6. (52)  4/22   
     3. (49)  4/19            7. (53)  4/23   
     4. (50)  4/20            8. (54)  4/24    

3.  Oral book reports: 
     1. Emma Kuo 郭婷婷    Brenda Lin 林鈺芳   The Count of Monte Cristo   

     2. Daniel Hsu 許皓揚    Ricky Liu 劉偉琦      The Phantom of the Opera   

     3. Tim Hsu 許祖源        Jason Yeh 葉弘臻    The Outsider   

4.  Read and translate:  
     The Story of a Curious Phone Call      by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    


5.  Breaktime music: Carla Sciaky      Insomnia Blues      
lyrics  

4/22
1.  Include in next Monday's notes: 5 things I learned from the edited version
     of the script for our oral book report.
    
Each partner will do their own work independently.

2. Transcription exercise
: Letter to Preet Bharara from a doctor in Arizona

     Entire exercise  

     Daily segments:
     1. (47)  4/17            5. (51)  4/21   
     2. (48)  4/18            6. (52)  4/22   
     3. (49)  4/19            7. (53)  4/23   
     4. (50)  4/20            8. (54)  4/24    


      New transcription exercise for April 25-30:
      Edited from The Cracked Podcast: 6 Shut-Down Things (That Shouldn’t Return)
 
      Entire exercise
 
      Daily segments:
      1.  (55)  4/25          4. (58)  4/28  
      2.  (56)  4/26          5. (59)  4/29   
      3.  (57)  4/27          6. (60)  4/30   
 
      Spring snake in a can  
      Binoculars prank  


3.  Oral book reports:
     1. Brady Chang 張書明       Max Wu 吳孟哲                Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde   
     2. Breeze Ni 倪楷恩            Eddy Yang 楊昌興            Pride and Prejudice   
     3. Rebacca Hung 洪品蓉    Montana Chang 張群岳    The Invisible Man            (postponed till Monday, April 27)

4.  Read and translate:  
     The Story of a Curious Phone Call      by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    


5.  Breaktime music: Carla Sciaky      Insomnia Blues      
lyrics  


Week 9: 4/27, 4/29
4/27
1.
  Discuss and submit – for new students:

     CET 9 & 10 鼻音/m /、/n/ 與 /ŋ/ —— No problen? (上、下) 
     in No. 77, May/June 2013, p. 12-14 and No. 78, July/August 2013, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 47, December 2019 Who's a False Friend? 小心外來的「假朋友」!  and
     English Island 49, February 2020 實況英文有聽沒有懂 Make sure you "Know before you go"  
     王睿民 Thomas Wang  and 陳子安 Thomas Chen will present.

     For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
     CET 11 台式英語罪魁禍首:/æ /、/ɛ/ 和 /eɪ/ in No. 79, September/October 2013, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 28, April 2018 Advanced!文法過招第二式: 副詞Even的4種用法 and  
     English Island 41, June
2019 Podcasts: 可以隨身攜帶的耳福   
     張書明 Brady Chang and 吳孟哲 Max Wu will present.

     Make sure you've included in your notes:
Five things you learned from the edited version of your
     oral book report script.

2. Transcription exercise: Letter to Preet Bharara from a doctor in Arizona

     Entire exercise  

     Daily segments:
     1. (47)  4/17            5. (51)  4/21   
     2. (48)  4/18            6. (52)  4/22   
     3. (49)  4/19            7. (53)  4/23   
     4. (50)  4/20            8. (54)  4/24    

      New transcription exercise for April 25-30:
      Edited from The Cracked Podcast: 6 Shut-Down Things (That Shouldn’t Return)

      Entire exercise
 
      Daily segments:
      1.  (55)  4/25          4. (58)  4/28  
      2.  (56)  4/26          5. (59)  4/29   
      3.  (57)  4/27          6. (60)  4/30   
 
      Spring snake in a can  
      Binoculars prank  


3.  Oral book reports:
     1. Rebacca Hung 洪品蓉    Montana Chang 張群岳     The Invisible Man        
     2. Albert Wu 吳承恆            Jeffrey Hu 胡廷 宇              Tess of the D'Urbervilles   
     3. Tom Yu 余立 群                David Tu 凃冠 竹                The Turn of the Screw   
     4. Thomas Wang 王睿民     Thomas Chen 陳子安        Little Women   

4.  Read and translate:  
     The Story of a Curious Phone Call      by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    


5.  Breaktime music: German parody song: Scheiss Corona    by The Happy Disharmonists     
     Original: My Sharona   by
The Knack   lyrics  

4/29
1. 
  T
ranscription exercise for April 25-30:
      Edited from The Cracked Podcast: 6 Shut-Down Things (That Shouldn’t Return)

      Entire exercise
 
      Daily segments:
      1.  (55)  4/25          4. (58)  4/28  
      2.  (56)  4/26          5. (59)  4/29   
      3.  (57)  4/27          6. (60)  4/30   

      New transcription exercise for May 1-10: 
      Edited from the improvisation podcast:
      Everything is Alive: Louise & William, Shirt & Pants   
     
      Entire exercise  

      Daily segments:
      1.  (61)  5/01          6.   (66)  5/06 
      2.  (62)  5/02          7.   (67)  5/07  
      3.  (63)  5/03          8.   (68)  5/08  
      4.  (64)  5/04          9.   (69)  5/09
      5.  (65)  5/05          10. (70)  5/10

 

2.  Oral book reports:
     1. Joseph Huang 黃柏勳    Ian Chen 陳觀祐         The Invisible Man   
     2. Andy Chen 陳信安         Amos Lin 林治慶         The Count of Monte Cristo   

     Come prepared on Monday, May 4, to share your feedback on the oral book report assignment,
    
including what you learned from it, what you think was done well in the presentations, and what
     could be improved for next time.

3.  Read and translate:  
     The Story of a Curious Phone Call      by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    

4. 
New assignment: Cloze exercise on opening scene of Gilmore Girls pilot episode: Print out, complete,
     bring to class on Monday, May 4.

     You can also start practicing the scene to prepare for a class performance:
     MP3 Echo files for Gilmore Girls pilot, Scene 1: Echo file 1   Echo file 2    Echo file 3    Echo file 4   Echo file 5 

5.  Breaktime music:
German parody song: Scheiss Corona    by The Happy Disharmonists     
     Original: My Sharona   by
The Knack   lyrics  


     Week 10: 5/04, 5/06
     5/04
1.
 
Discuss and submit – for new students:
    
CET 11 台式英語罪魁禍首:/æ /、/ɛ/ 和 /eɪ/ in No. 79, September/October 2013, p. 12-14.

     in No. 77, May/June 2013, p. 12-14 and No. 78, July/August 2013, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:

     English Island 28, April 2018 Advanced! 文法過招第二式: 副詞 Even 的4種用法 and 
     English Island 41, June 2019 Podcasts: 可以隨身攜帶的耳福  
     張書明 Brady Chang and 吳孟哲 Max Wu will present.

     For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
     CET 12 英語發音百樂篇(一): Pronunciation Potluck (1)  
     in No. 80, November/December 2013, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 25, January 2018 Advanced! 文法過招第一式:英文倒裝句 and 
     English Island 29, May 2018 學哪一種好?注音符號vs羅馬拼音 
     倪楷恩 Breeze Ni and 楊昌興 Eddy Yang will present.

2.  Discussion and evaluation of Oral Book Report assignment:
     everybody will share a few thoughts in class.

3. 
Transcription exercise for April 25-30:
      Edited from The Cracked Podcast: 6 Shut-Down Things (That Shouldn’t Return)

      Entire exercise
 
      Daily segments:
      1.  (55)  4/25          4. (58)  4/28  
      2.  (56)  4/26          5. (59)  4/29   
      3.  (57)  4/27          6. (60)  4/30   

      New transcription exercise for May 1-10: 
      Edited from the improvisation podcast:
      Everything is Alive: Louise & William, Shirt & Pants   
     
      Entire exercise  

      Daily segments:
      1.  (61)  5/01          6.   (66)  5/06 
      2.  (62)  5/02          7.   (67)  5/07  
      3.  (63)  5/03          8.   (68)  5/08  
      4.  (64)  5/04          9.   (69)  5/09
      5.  (65)  5/05          10. (70)  5/10

4.  New assignment: Go over cloze exercise on opening scene of Gilmore Girls pilot episode in class.
     Form groups of 4 to learn, practice and perform the scene in class. Work with classmates who
     are not your learning or book report partner.

     To help you practice the scene please use these
     MP3 Echo files for Gilmore Girls pilot, Scene 1:
     Echo file 1   Echo file 2    Echo file 3    Echo file 4   Echo file 5 


5.  Read and translate:  
     The Story of a Curious Phone Call      by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading 

6.  Breaktime music:  Alicia Keys      Underdog      lyrics    

5/06
1.
   New transcription exercise for May 1-10:
      Edited from the improvisation podcast:
      Everything is Alive: Louise & William, Shirt & Pants   
     
      Entire exercise  

      Daily segments:
      1.  (61)  5/01          6.   (66)  5/06 
      2.  (62)  5/02          7.   (67)  5/07  
      3.  (63)  5/03          8.   (68)  5/08  
      4.  (64)  5/04          9.   (69)  5/09
      5.  (65)  5/05          10. (70)  5/10

       We'll go over your transcriptions on Monday 5/11.
      Make sure your transcriptions on Google Drive are up to date!

2.   We'll go over the Gilmore Girls cloze exercise carefully,
      pointing out gestures and facial expressions in the video
      to pay special attention to when practicing and performing.

      Send an email to Prof. Chung and Evanna telling us
      the names of the people in your performance group.

3.  Read and translate:  
     The Story of a Curious Phone Call      by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    

4.  Breaktime music:  Alicia Keys      Underdog      lyrics    


Week 11: 5/11, 5/13
5/11
1.
 
Discuss and submit – for new students: 
     CET 12 英語發音百樂篇(一): Pronunciation Potluck (1)  
     in No. 80, November/December 2013, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 25, January 2018 Advanced! 文法過招第一式:英文倒裝句 and 
     English Island 29, May 2018 學哪一種好?注音符號vs羅馬拼音 
     倪楷恩 Breeze Ni and 楊昌興 Eddy Yang will present.
   
     For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
     CET 13 英語發音百樂篇(二): Pronunciation Potluck (2)  
  Audio file  
     in No. 81, January/February 2014, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 20, August 2017 語言交換必看小撇步 and 

    
English Island 19, July 2017 小心你的台式英文腔.
     鄭伊軒 Naomi Cheng and 蘇秀惠 Janet Su will present.

2.   Print out your English/Chinese vocabulary list from your
      book report book and hand it in with your notes on Monday 5/18.

3. 
  Finish checking: t
ranscription exercise for May 1-10:
      Everything is Alive: Louise & William, Shirt & Pants   
     
      Entire exercise  

      New transcription exercise:
      WNYC The Takeaway:  
      For Black Men, Complying with Face Mask Guidelines
      Comes with Racial Profiling Risks 2020-04-27

      Entire exercise  

      Daily segments:
          
      
1.  (71)  5/11          4.  (74)  5/14               
      2.  (72)  5/12          5.  (75)  5/15     
      3.  (73)  5/13         
6.  (76)  5/16     

4.   Review Gilmore Girls script.

      Make sure you have chosen your Gilmore Girls group members
      and s
ent an email to Prof. Chung and Evanna telling us
      the names of the people in your group; also fill in your names directly
      in the "Gilmore Girls" tab of the class list on Google Drive.

5.  Read and translate:  
     The Story of a Curious Phone Call      by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    

6.  Optional – for fun: Survey on Irony Recognition in Italian
     https://linguistlist.org/issues/31/31-1560.html     

7.  Breaktime music:
  William McCarthy/Augustines      Ballad for the Unemployed    

5/13
1
.   Print out your English/Chinese vocabulary list from your
      book report book and hand it in with your notes on Monday 5/18.


2.
  
Transcription exercise:
      WNYC The Takeaway:  
      For Black Men, Complying with Face Mask Guidelines
      Comes with Racial Profiling Risks 2020-04-27

      Entire exercise  

      Daily segments:
          
      
1.  (71)  5/11          4.  (74)  5/14               
      2.  (72)  5/12          5.  (75)  5/15     
      3.  (73)  5/13         
6.  (76)  5/16     

      New transcription exercise:
     The Jordan Harbinger Show
     350: Dan Heath | Solving Problems from Upstream

      Entire exercise    

      Daily segments:
      1.  (77)  5/17          4.  (80)  5/20              
      2.  (78)  5/18          5.  (81)  5/21    
      3.  (79)  5/19          6.  (82)  5/22     


3.  Rehearse Gilmore Girls script in groups.

4.  Read and translate:  
     The Story of a Curious Phone Call      by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    

5.  Breaktime music:   William McCarthy/Augustines      Ballad for the Unemployed    


Week 12: 5/18, 5/20
5/18
1.  Discuss and submit – for new students: 
     CET 13 英語發音百樂篇(二): Pronunciation Potluck (2)     Audio file  
     in No. 81, January/February 2014, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 20, August 2017 語言交換必看小撇步 and 
     English Island 19, July 2017 小心你的台式英文腔.
     鄭伊軒 Naomi Cheng and 蘇秀惠 Janet Su will present.
   
     For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
     CET 14 英語發音百樂篇(三): Pronunciation Potluck (3) 
     in No. 82, March/April 2014, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 52, May 2020 請不要跟我說英文,好嗎?  
     English Island 51, April 2020 英文真的要作第二官方語言?那,非這樣做不可   
     林鈺芳 Brenda Lin and 翁茂彬 Ben Weng will present.


     Make sure you've included a printout of your English/Chinese vocabulary list
     from your book report book and hand it in with your notes.

2.
  
Check: Transcription exercise
for May 11-16:   WNYC The Takeaway:  
      For Black Men, Complying with Face Mask Guidelines
      Comes with Racial Profiling Risks 2020-04-27

      Entire exercise  

      Daily segments:
          
      
1.  (71)  5/11          4.  (74)  5/14               
      2.  (72)  5/12          5.  (75)  5/15     
      3.  (73)  5/13         
6.  (76)  5/16     

      New transcription exercise:
      The Jordan Harbinger Show  (parts of the original interview have been omitted)
      350: Dan Heath 
Solving Problems from Upstream

      Entire exercise    

      Daily segments:
      1.  (77)  5/17          4.  (80)  5/20              
      2.  (78)  5/18          5.  (81)  5/21    
      3.  (79)  5/19          6.  (82)  5/22     


3.  Review Gilmore Girls script in groups.
     The performances will be held next week, on May 25 and 27.
     You will perform without a script, so be sure you memorize your lines well!

4.  Read and translate:  
     The Story of a Curious Phone Call      by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    

5.  Breaktime music: Billy Joel     A Matter of Trust      lyrics    

5/20
1.
  Check
transcription exercise:
     The Jordan Harbinger Show  (parts of the original interview have been omitted)
     350: Dan Heath
| Solving Problems from Upstream

     Entire exercise    

     Daily segments:
     1.  (77)  5/17          4.  (80)  5/20              
     2.  (78)  5/18          5.  (81)  5/21    
     3.  (79)  5/19          6.  (82)  5/22     



New transcription exercise: 
IX. The Indicator: The Great Potato Giveaway    
      with Stacey Vanek Smith     The potato pile   

     Entire exercise  (parts of the original interview have been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     1. (83)  5/23            9.   (91) 5/31 
     2. (84)  5/24            10. (92) 6/01
     3. (85)  5/25            11. (93) 6/02 
     4. (86)  5/26            12. (94) 6/03 
     5. (87)  5/27            13. (95) 6/04 
     6. (88)  5/28            14. (96) 6/05  
     7. (89)  5/29            15. (97) 6/06  
     8. (90)  5/30            16. (98) 6/07  



2.  Rehearse Gilmore Girls script in groups.

3.  Read and translate:  
     The Story of a Curious Phone Call      by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    

4.  Breaktime music:
Billy Joel     A Matter of Trust      lyrics    


Week 13: 5/25; 5/27
1.
  Discuss and submit – for new students: 
     CET 14 英語發音百樂篇(三): Pronunciation Potluck (3) 
     in No. 82, March/April 2014, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 52, May 2020 請不要跟我說英文,好嗎?  
     English Island 51, April 2020 英文真的要作第二官方語言?那,非這樣做不可   

  
   林鈺芳 Brenda Lin and 翁茂彬 Ben Weng will present.

     For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
     CET 15 英語發音百樂篇(四): Pronunciation Potluck (4) 
     in No. 83, May/June 2014, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 14, February 2017 
希望、祝福、許願 英文怎麼說?    
     English Island 42, July 2019 I feel so boring…不用那麼謙虛吧!  
     陳觀祐 Ian Chen and 林治慶 Amos Lin will present.

2.  Transcription exercises:
     The Jordan Harbinger Show 
(parts of the original interview have been omitted)
     350: Dan Heath | Solving Problems from Upstream

      Entire exercise    

      Daily segments:
      1.  (77)  5/17          4.  (80)  5/20              
      2.  (78)  5/18          5.  (81)  5/21    
      3.  (79)  5/19          6.  (82)  5/22     

    
New transcription exercise: 
     IX. The Indicator: The Great Potato Giveaway  
           with Stacey Vanek Smith     The potato pile  

     Entire exercise  (parts of the original interview have been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     1. (83)  5/23              9. (91) 5/31 
     2. (84)  5/24            10. (92) 6/01
     3. (85)  5/25            11. (93) 6/02 
     4. (86)  5/26            12. (94) 6/03 
     5. (87)  5/27            13. (95) 6/04 
     6. (88)  5/28            14. (96) 6/05  
     7. (89)  5/29            15. (97) 6/06  
     8. (90)  5/30            16. (98) 6/07  



3.  Gilmore Girls performances; feedback.

4.
Read and translate: The Story of a Curious Phone Call   
    by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    


5. Book sharing: 張西亞、Daniel Mark McMahon、吳娟:
    一本突破中式英文盲點:掌握華人學英語發音•文法•自毀關鍵
  

6. Breaktime music: Coldplay     Clocks      lyrics  


5/27
1.
 
New transcription exercise: 
     IX. The Indicator: The Great Potato Giveaway  
           with Stacey Vanek Smith     The potato pile  

     Entire exercise  (parts of the original interview have been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     1. (83)  5/23              9. (91) 5/31 
     2. (84)  5/24            10. (92) 6/01
     3. (85)  5/25            11. (93) 6/02 
     4. (86)  5/26            12. (94) 6/03 
     5. (87)  5/27            13. (95) 6/04 
     6. (88)  5/28            14. (96) 6/05  
     7. (89)  5/29            15. (97) 6/06  
     8. (90)  5/30            16. (98) 6/07  


2.  Gilmore Girls performances; feedback.

3. 
Read and translate: The Story of a Curious Phone Call   
     by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    


4.  Breaktime music: Coldplay     Clocks      lyrics  


Week 14: 6/01; 6/03
6/01
1.
  Discuss and submit – for new students: 
     CET 15 英 語發音百樂篇(四): Pronunciation Potluck (4) 
     in No. 83, May/June 2014, p. 12-14.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 14, February 2017 
希 望、祝福、許願 英文怎麼說?    
     English Island 42, July 2019 I feel so boring…不用那麼謙虛吧!  
     陳觀祐 Ian Chen and 林治慶 Amos Lin will present.


     For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
     CET 16 & CET 17: Do not 和 don’t意思一樣嗎?英語的縮讀字(上、下) 
     in No. 84, July/August 2014, p. 12-14 and
     No. 85, September/October 2014, p. 16-18.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 10, October 2016 你有沒有不小心 講出「限制級英文」? 
 
     English Island 17, May 2017 從100分倒扣的競爭式社交  
     張晏榕 Annie Chang and 葉弘臻 Jason Yeh will present.

2.  Finish sharing feedback on Gilmore Girls assignment.

3.  Transcription exercise: 
     IX. The Indicator: The Great Potato Giveaway  
           with Stacey Vanek Smith     The potato pile  

     Entire exercise  (parts of the original interview have been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     1. (83)  5/23              9. (91) 5/31 
     2. (84)  5/24            10. (92) 6/01
     3. (85)  5/25            11. (93) 6/02 
     4. (86)  5/26            12. (94) 6/03 
     5. (87)  5/27            13. (95) 6/04 
     6. (88)  5/28            14. (96) 6/05  
     7. (89)  5/29            15. (97) 6/06  
     8. (90)  5/30            16. (98) 6/07  


4.  Read and translate: The Story of a Curious Phone Call   
     by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    


5.  Breaktime music:   The Supremes     The Happening      lyrics   


6/03
1.
  T
ranscription exercise: 
     IX. The Indicator: The Great Potato Giveaway  
           with Stacey Vanek Smith     The potato pile  

     Entire exercise  (parts of the original interview have been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     1. (83)  5/23              9. (91) 5/31 
     2. (84)  5/24            10. (92) 6/01
     3. (85)  5/25            11. (93) 6/02 
     4. (86)  5/26            12. (94) 6/03 
     5. (87)  5/27            13. (95) 6/04 
     6. (88)  5/28            14. (96) 6/05  
     7. (89)  5/29            15. (97) 6/06  
     8. (90)  5/30            16. (98) 6/07  


2.  Read and translate: The Story of a Curious Phone Call   
     by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    

3. Book sharing: Taiwanese Feet, by John Groot.

4.  Podcast episode that discusses changes in pronoun use in English:
     Talk the Talk: 394: What's Your Pronoun? (with Dennis Baron)
     Previous related episodes: 139: 
Genderless Pronouns     389: Mailbag of Pronouns  

5. The final exam for this class will take place on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 in 外教中心 room 101 at 8:10am.

6.  Due Friday June 12: Prepare:
     (I) a written evaluation of this semester's class and
     (II) an organized summary of your class notes, in two separate pdf files:

     I. End-of-semester evaluation:
        Part 1: evaluate the class, materials, teacher, syllabus, homework assignments,
        what was most and least useful, things that could be improved, and how
        — everything about the class this semester.
        Part 2: Evaluate yourself: Attendance and punctuality, homework submission,
        how much you learned from the class, how much effort you put into this class,
        Part 3: How do you plan to continue improving your English in general and
        your English listening and pronunciation skills in particular?

     II. Organized summary of your class notes:
         Go through all your old notes, and organize them into a summary of main points.
         You do not have to include every single detail from your notes; try rather to combine
          notes that are about the same thing and to generalize.

         Format and submission instructions: Convert each of your two files to pdf format
         before emailing both files to Prof. Chung at: feathermountain@gmail.com and
         TA
Evanna Shih at hi9433tw@gmail.com

7.  Breaktime music:
  The Supremes     The Happening      lyrics   


Week 15: 6/08; 6/10
6/08
1.
  Discuss and submit – for new students: 
     CET 16 & CET 17: Do not 和 don’t意思一樣嗎?英語的縮讀字(上、下) 
     in No. 84, July/August 2014, p. 12-14 and
     No. 85, September/October 2014, p. 16-18.
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 10, October 2016 你有沒有不小心 講出「限制級英文」? 
 
     English Island 17, May 2017 從100分倒扣的競爭式社交  
     張晏榕 Annie Chang and 葉弘臻 Jason Yeh will present.

     For next week: Read and summarize – for new students:
     CET 18:  次重音:次 要的重音還是很重要!
     in No. 86, November/December 2014, p. 12-14.    
     For everybody – Read and summarize:
     English Island 53, June 2020 最「美 國」的食物是⋯漢堡嗎?再猜吧   
     (There will be no oral presentations on the articles)

2.  Final transcription exercise: 
     IX. The Indicator: The Great Potato Giveaway  
           with Stacey Vanek Smith     The potato pile  

     Entire exercise  (parts of the original interview have been omitted)

     Daily segments:
     1. (83)  5/23              9. (91) 5/31 
     2. (84)  5/24            10. (92) 6/01
     3. (85)  5/25            11. (93) 6/02 
     4. (86)  5/26            12. (94) 6/03 
     5. (87)  5/27            13. (95) 6/04 
     6. (88)  5/28            14. (96) 6/05  
     7. (89)  5/29            15. (97) 6/06  
     8. (90)  5/30            16. (98) 6/07  


3.  Due Friday June 12: Prepare:
     (I) a written evaluation of this semester's class and
     (II) an organized summary of your class notes, in two separate pdf files.

4.  Read and translate: The Story of a Curious Phone Call   
     by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    

5.  Breaktime music:  Dolly Parton      When Life Is Good Again      lyrics      video with lyrics   

6/10
1.  Read and translate: The Story of a Curious Phone Call   
     by Auburn Sandstrom        Word       MP3 reading    


     We'll reread the whole story a second time after we're done reading and translating it
     the first time, then we'll have a class discussion on the story.
     Make sure you learn all the vocabulary in the story, since you will be tested on it
     in the final exam.


2.  Breaktime music:  Dolly Parton      When Life Is Good Again      lyrics      video with lyrics   


Week 16: Final exam: June 17  
















    Fall 2019:
There will be 35 class meetings this semester:

    September 2019: 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30
    October:               2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30
    November:           4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27
    December:           2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 30
    January 2020:      (1 is a holiday; no class)

    The final exam is currently scheduled for Wednesday January 8, 2020 at 8:10-10:00am in 外教中心 101; subject to change.

    Notes: 1. You will have an assigned seat to facilitate easier and fairer turn-taking.
                2. The polite way to address your professor is "Professor Chung".
                    (This article explains current practices in the US.)
                    If other teachers invite you to use their first name, then it's OK; otherwise use "Professor" + family name.
                3. ALWAYS use your NTU email account for class-related correspondence unless otherwise instructed.
                    You will also need a gmail account to use Google Drive, and to submit certain assignments, as instructed.
                4. Always TURN OFF OR MUTE YOUR CELL PHONE while in class.
                5. ABSOLUTELY NO EATING IN THE 外教 CLASSROOM! ALSO, NO DRINKS ALLOWED OTHER
                    THAN PLAIN WATER OR UNSWEETENED TEA!
You may eat and drink in the hallways.
                    There will in any case be NO EATING during class in both classrooms.
                6. Use correct format in all your written work:

      Include your name in English and Chinese,
      your student number, and the date, flush left (left justified),
      in the upper right-hand corner of all your work.
      Use Times New Roman 12 pt for text, 新細明體 12 pt. for Chinese,
      and Lucida Sans Unicode 10.5 pt for IPA symbols. Sample:

      Iris Lin 林玉梅
      B01102000
      Freshman English
      September 10 & 12, 2018  Week One

     Make SURE you include the CORRECT WEEK NUMBER for the classes
     the notes are from, based on this syllabus.

     Grade calculation

     Grades will be calculated on the basis of:

     Written class work (20%)
     oral class work and class participation (20%)
     scores on your dictations and quizzes (15%)
     score on final exam (written and listening) (30%)
     attendance, punctuality, attitude, and progress made; DON'T BE LATE! (15%)

     Note that the percentage breakdown is only APPROXIMATE, and is SUBJECT TO ADJUSTMENT in each individual case.
     Extra credit will be given to students who do independent research on a class-related topic and share their findings with the class.

     Also note that more than 3 absences or 5 tardinesses may result in your NOT PASSING THE COURSE.
     If you must miss class or be late let Ms. Chung and the TA know by e-mail or otherwise beforehand;
     or as soon as possible afterwards if you really can't get in touch beforehand.
     Don't just fail to show up for class and not offer an explanation – even if it's "I overslept", please explain.


WEEK ONE: 9/09, 9/11 
9/09

1.  Welcome!
     Introductions: Prof. Chung and TA Evanna Shih
施翌雯;
     Enrollment and class list: please fill in your English or Romanized name.
     You will choose a learning partner for help and accountability.
     Evanna will photograph you during break for the class list on Wednesday.

2.  Warm-up song: Nat King Cole: Kemo Kimo

3.  Professor Chung's October 2018 TEDx talk:
     如何用「回音法」學好英文口說  史嘉琳

4.  SLANT:
     Sit up straight.
     Listen.
     Ask and answer questions.
     Nod your head. (or: shake your head; or: wrinkle your brow)
     Track the teacher.

     Note that you will get extra points for class participation;
     this can help raise your final grade.

5.  a. Print out this English Skills Checklist compiled by former TA Phoebe Lee,
     and bring it to every class. Check off each skill after you master it.
     b. Also print out and bring to every class: IPA symbols handout.
     c. Also print out for Wednesday 10/11: 

      Article for reading and translation into Chinese:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man.
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019

     Print out the article and prepare to read and translate the first 6 parts.
     MP3 file (coming soon).

6.   a. Join: Class Facebook Group
      b. Create a folder using your English name as the folder name
          in the FE Fall 2019 & Spring 2020 folder on Google Drive;
          you will receive an invitation mailed to your gmail account.
      c.
Make a COPY of the file entitled "Learning Checklist" WITH A NEW FILE NAME
          (you can add your initials at the end) that you will find in this folder
          and keep it in your Google Drive folder. You will update this file WEEKLY.
          Sheet One is required; the other sheets are optional for now, but you may find them useful and fun!

7.  You will hand in a paper version of your weekly notes
      every Monday in class, and will also upload a pdf file of your notes to
      the class folder on Google Drive. Add each new week's notes to
      the TOP of the Word file, then save as pdf and upload to Google Drive.
      Articles to read and take notes on for next Monday: CET 1 & 2:
     大師開講 — 提升聽力祕訣:每天請聽「回音」十分鐘(上、下)
      in No. 69 & 70, January/February p. 8-10 & March/April 2012, p.12-14.
      陳貞諺 and 鄭又誠 will give a 5-10 minute presentation on these articles in class next Monday 9/16.

8.  Format for name on homework – in upper right hand corner, left justified
     (you can make a "box" and insert it in your Word file each week):

        Iris Lin 林玉梅
        B01102000
        Freshman English  Week One
        September 10 & 12, 2018

Use: Times New Roman 12 pt for text,
         Lucida Sans Unicode 10.5pt for IPA symbols,
         新細明體 12pt for 中文
 
         i2Speak IPA input tool:
         http://www.i2speak.com/

         Convert to pdf format before printing out to avoid encoding errors.
         If your format and fonts are incorrect, your homework will be counted as 缺交.

9.  Each student is required to send an e-mail message to the professor
     and TA Evanna.


     See this sample, and read Melissa Hsiung's article, 英文 E-mail 潛規則:老師怎麼不早點教我?!
     for correct email format. FORMAT is IMPORTANT!


     It needs to include:

     1. this subject line:
     fe: quote, reason, NYT, gmail, fb name

     2. an English quote you like, together with its source.
     Example: "We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled.
     The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out."
     Ray Bradbury (1932- ), American author
     It must be a verifiable quote, not a proverb, CORRECTLY FORMATTED,
     containing no errors. Here is a sample so you know what format to use.

     3. Your reason for wanting to take this class: I want to take this class because...
     4. Confirm that: I have subscribed to the New York Time news digest.
     5. Give your gmail address, so you can be added to Google Drive: My gmail address is:
     6. Give your Facebook name: My Facebook name is:

     Read and refer to this article by former TA Melissa Hsiung on how to write an email, entitled:
     英 文 Email 潛規則老師怎麼不早點教我?! 文/ 熊偌均

     Make sure to send it in plain text, not html (look under ... and click on: 切換為純文字).

     Make sure to produce careful work that is not filled with sloppy mistakes:
     GET EVERYTHING RIGHT THE FIRST TIME!
     Make sure you sign your full name (e.g. Iris Lin) to every e-mail you write!
     Pay attention to correct format;
     for example, leave a space before and after (parentheses) like this.
     Without a space it looks like(this)and this is not acceptable in English written format.

     Every student must also register with the New York Times
     and subscribe to their daily news digest (these are free,
     as is access to up to five news stories a month). You will be asked
     to choose the kinds of news you'd like to receive. The aim of this requirement
     is to give you at least a passing familiarity with current international events,
     and for you to get used to using English-language news media sources.
     Include this sentence in your email:
     "I have subscribed to the New York Times news digest."
     Do NOT subscribe to the NEWSPAPER, and do NOT submit any financial information!

     Tell us why you want to take this class;
     also include your gmail address, so we can add you to Google Drive,
     and your Facebook name so we can recognize you in the class Facebook group.

     The New York Times (US):
     Today's Headlines: https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/todaysheadlines
     Other email newsletters: https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters
     The New York Times homepage: http://www.nytimes.com/

     This assignment is due Monday, September 16.

9/11
1.  One Small Step Can Change Your Life: with Kaizen

2.  Echo Method and mini-conversations 1. and 2.
     Introduce yourself to and get to know your classmates.
     Find a learning partner so you can help each other e.g. to compare notes,
     to pass a message to the instructor about special circumstances,
     and for overall mutual support in this class.

3.  The Pomodoro Technique of time management,
     and improving focus and productivity.

4.  Sign agreement to be filmed in class: for future online teaching.

5.  Article for reading and translation into Chinese:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was  that man.
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019

     Print out the article and prepare to read and translate the first 6 parts.
    
MP3 file

6.  Breaktime music: Nat King Cole: Kemo Kimo


WEEK TWO: 9/16, 9/18 
9/16
1
Alan Cheng 鄭又誠 and Emma Kuo 郭婷婷 will give a 5-10 minute presentation on CET 1 & 2:
     大師開講 — 提升聽力祕訣:每天請聽「回音」十分鐘(上、下)
      in No. 69 & 70, January/February p. 8-10 & March/April 2012, p.12-14.

     For next Monday, read and take notes on: CET 3 (issue 71): /i/ 和 /ɪ/ 的辨別 
     in No. 71, May/June 2012, p. 12-14; and
     「每天做一點」 來改變人生 in English Island 英語島 23, November 2017;
     Tim Hsu 許祖源 and Sean Lan 藍士恩 will present.

     You may need to register on the English Island
英語島 site, but it's free and there's no obligation.
     Upload your notes to Google Drive by Sunday evening, hand in paper copy on 9/23,
     and remember to update your Learning Checklist.
     Be ready to mention some of the main points of the articles in class!

     Also, make sure you've joined the class Facebook group!


2. First two mini-conversations:
self introductions, firm handshakes, and finding a learning partner.
    Add the name of your learning partner to the class list on Google Drive.


3.  Finish watching Professor Chung's October 2018 TEDx talk:
     如何用「回音法」學好英文口說  史嘉琳
 

4. 
Article for reading and translation into Chinese:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man.
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019    
     MP3 file    
     Make sure to do ECHO PRACTICE with the MP3 file, so you read aloud with correct
     pronunciation and intonation in class when it's your
turn.

     Print out the article and prepare the part assigned to you, plus the parts before it as well, for context.

     Come to class well prepared – do NOT try to "wing it"! –
     so as not to waste class time. and test your classmates' patience and good will!

     On Google Drive, paste in the "before" translation of the part assigned to you,
     then paste in the "after" version after you have shared your translation in class and gotten feedback.
     Due by Friday, September 20.


5. Breaktime song: Lemon Tree     by Fools Garden     lyrics  

9/18
1.  Article for reading and translation into Chinese:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man.
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019    
     MP3 file    
     Make sure to do ECHO PRACTICE with the MP3 file, so you read aloud with correct
     pronunciation and intonation in class when it's your
turn.

     Print out the article and prepare the part assigned to you, plus the parts before it as well, for context.

     Come to class well prepared – do NOT try to "wing it"! –
     so as not to waste class time and test your classmates' patience and good will!

     On Google Drive, paste in the "before" translation of the part assigned to you,
     then paste in the "after" version after you have shared your translation in class and gotten feedback.
     Due by Friday, September 20.

2. Dictation #1: /i/ vs. /ɪ/, final /-t/.

3. Breaktime song: Lemon Tree     by Fools Garden     lyrics  



WEEK THREE: 9/23, 9/25  
9/23
1.
Tim Hsu 許祖源 and Sean Lan 藍士恩 will ive a 5-10 minute presentation on
    CET 3 (issue 71): /i/ 和 /ɪ/ 的辨別 in No. 71, May/June 2012, p. 12-14; and
    「每天做一點」 來改變人生 in English Island 英語島 23, November 2017;

     For next Monday, read and take notes on: CET 4 (issue 71):
    「重音」真 的很重要! in No. 72, July/August 2012, p. 12-14.
and
     Echo Method: 用「回音記憶」打造nativelike的語感 in English Island 16, April 2017.

     Raven Chien 簡詩汶 and Henry Shih 施沐寬 will present.

2.  Review the first two mini-conversations; also do 3, 4, and the bonus sentence.

     Make sure you've added the name of your learning partner to the class list on Google Drive.
     TA Evanna will finish photographing you for the class list today.

3.  Article for reading and translation into Chinese:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man.
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019    
     MP3 file    
     Make sure to do ECHO PRACTICE with the MP3 file, so you read aloud with correct
     pronunciation and intonation in class when it's your
turn.

     Print out the article and prepare the part assigned to you, plus the parts before it as well, for context.
     Make sure you've pasted your "before" translation into the article Google Doc,
     and then the "after" version after you've presented your translation to the class.

     Come to class well prepared – do NOT try to "wing it"! –
     so as not to waste class time and test your classmates' patience and good will!


4. Breaktime song:  School Days (1957)     Chuck Berry      lyrics      juke box   

    Berry later recorded a different set of lyrics to the same tune in 1964: No Particular Place to Go
    (It has a pretty funny ending!)

9/25
1.  Dictation #2: /i/ vs. /ɪ/, final /-p/

     More practice with /i/ vs. /ɪ/ here: 
     efl net: Sound contrasts
     http://www.eflnet.com/content/sound-contrast-i-vs-i 

2.  Review mini-conversation 3.

3.  Article for reading and translation into Chinese:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man.
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file    


4. Breaktime song:  School Days (1957)     Chuck Berry      lyrics      juke box 


WEEK FOUR: 9/30, 10/02        
9/30 (No class due to typhoon)

10/02

1.  Raven Chien 簡詩汶 and Henry Shih 施沐寬 will present on:
    
CET 4 (issue 72): 「重音」真 的很重要! in No. 71, May/June 2012, p. 12-14; and
     Echo Method: 用「回音記憶」打造nativelike的語感 in English Island 16, April 2017.
    
Discuss and hand in notes.

     For next Monday 10/07: read and take notes on: CET 5 (issue 73):
     英語教學死 角:複合名詞重音 in No. 73, September/October 2012, p. 12-14; and
     語調下降?我還以為你講完了 (topic: the continuation rise) in English Island 36, January 2019;
     Kevin Chen 陳毅安 and Daniel Hsu 許皓揚 will present.

2.  Review, prepare to perform mini-conversation #3 in pairs.

3.
 
Article for reading aloud
and translation:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man. 
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file  
     Make sure to do ECHO PRACTICE with the MP3 file, so you read aloud with correct
     pronunciation and intonation in class when it's your turn.
     Pay special attention to phrasing (i.e. where to pause) and the continuation rise.

4.  Breaktime song:     Erin Boheme     Don't Be Something You Ain't    lyrics 


WEEK FIVE: 10/07, 10/09       
10/07

1.  Kevin Chen 陳毅安 and Daniel Hsu 許皓揚 will present on: CET 5 (issue 73):
    
英語教學死 角:複合名詞重音 in No. 73, September/October 2012, p. 12-14; and
     語調下降?我還以為你講完了 (topic: the continuation rise) in English Island 36, January 2019.
    
Check your learning partner's notes carefully for fonts and format. Discuss and hand in notes.

     For next Monday 10/14: read and take notes on: CET 6 (issue 74):
     抑揚頓挫: 英語的語調和斷句 in No. 74, November/December 2012, p. 12-14; and
     越開朗,語言學得越快 (topic: overcome your shyness to learn English better)
     in English Island 22, October 2017;
Saturn Chen 陳 and Joseph Huang 黃柏勳 will present.

2.  Perform mini-conversation #3 in pairs.
     Practice mini-conversation #4 and bonus sentence for next Monday.

3.
 
Article for reading aloud and translation:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man. 
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file  
     Make sure to do ECHO PRACTICE with the MP3 file, so you read aloud with correct
     pronunciation and intonation in class when it's your turn.
     Pay special attention to phrasing (i.e. where to pause) and the continuation rise.


4.  Breaktime song:   Landon Pigg      Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop (2009)     video with lyrics      lyrics   

10/09

1.  First compound noun stress quiz.

2.  Review mini-conversation #4, #5 and bonus sentence for next Monday.

3.  Article for reading aloud:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man. 
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file  
     Make sure to do ECHO PRACTICE with the MP3 file, so you read aloud with correct
     pronunciation and intonation in class when it's your turn.
     Pay special attention to phrasing (i.e. where to pause) and the continuation rise.


4.  Breaktime song:   Landon Pigg      Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop (2009)     video with lyrics      lyrics   



WEEK SIX: 10/14, 10/16      
10/14
1.
 
Saturn Chen 陳麒瑞 and Joseph Huang 黃柏勳 will present on: CET 6 (issue 74):
     抑揚頓挫: 英語的語調和斷句 in No. 74, November/December 2012, p. 12-14; and
     越開朗,語言學得越快 (topic: overcome your shyness to learn English better)
     in English Island 22, October 2017.

     Some students took exception to the idea that "giggling while talking" was less acceptable
     for men than for women, suggesting that shyness was a problem for both sexes equally.
     Here is a podcast that address the issue of male stereotypes, which may be of interest to some.

     Next Monday 10/21:
read and take notes on: CET 7 (issue 75): Stop at stops! — 遇到塞音請停!  
     in No. 75, January/February 2013, p. 12-14; and  台灣教室裡找不到的「嘲諷課」((topic: sarcasm)
     in English Island 1 & 2, January & February 2016.     
     Simon Yang 楊子慶 and Christina Lin 林舒詠 will present.

2 Second compound noun stress quiz on Wednesday 10/16.

3.  Perform mini-conversation #4, # 5 and bonus sentence; learn mini-conversation #6

4.  Article for reading aloud and translation:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man.  
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file   
     Make sure to do ECHO PRACTICE with the MP3 file, so you read aloud with correct
     pronunciation and intonation in class when it's your turn.
     Pay special attention to phrasing (i.e. where to pause) and the continuation rise.

5.  Breaktime song:  Lana Del Rey       Looking For America       lyrics  


10/16
1.
  Second compound noun stress quiz.
     Items taken from this article: Meet the dog that runs a sweet potato stand in Japan 
     Note the stress for: *SWEET potato and *SWEET potato stand.

     Here is a compound noun stress practice handout.

2.  Review mini-conversation #6.     

3. 
Article for reading aloud and translation:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man.  
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file   
     Make sure to do ECHO PRACTICE with the MP3 file, so you read aloud with correct
     pronunciation and intonation in class when it's your turn.
     Pay special attention to phrasing (i.e. where to pause) and the continuation rise.

4.  Breaktime song:  Lana Del Rey       Looking For America       lyrics  


WEEK SEVEN: 10/21, 10/23      
10/21
1.
 
Simon Yang 楊子慶 and Christina Lin 林舒詠 will present on: CET 7 (issue 75): Stop at stops! — 遇到塞音請停!  
     in No. 75, January/February 2013, p. 12-14; and  台灣教室裡找不到的「嘲諷課」((topic: sarcasm)
     in English Island 1 & 2, January & February 2016. 

     Next Monday 10/21:
read and take notes on:
CET 8 (issue 76) "-s" 和 "-ed" 詞尾 怎麼唸?  
     in No. 76, March/April 2013, p. 12-14; and
連音塞音篇:STOP at STOPS! 遇到塞音請暫停! 
     in English Island 34, November 2018. Derek Li
李昱德 and Sophie Yen 顏宸宣 will present.

2.  Third compound noun stress quiz on Wednesday 10/23; keep the subrules in mind!
     Here is a compound noun stress practice handout.

3.  Perform mini-conversation #6; learn mini-conversation #8

4.  Article for reading aloud and translation:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man.  
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file   
     Make sure to do ECHO PRACTICE with the MP3 file, so you read aloud with correct
     pronunciation and intonation in class when it's your turn.
     Pay special attention to phrasing (i.e. where to pause) and the continuation rise.


5. 
Breaktime song:  Anna Kendrick     Cups (Pitch Perfect's When I'm Gone)       lyrics   
     video with lyrics       Cup song tutorial      tap dance   


10/23
1.
  Third compound noun stress quiz.
     This time all except one of the items will follow the basic compound noun stress rule.
     Items taken from this video-based news story from WNYC:
     Cigarette Cockroach Gave It His All Today     Also relevant  

2.  Review mini-conversation #8.     

3. 
Article for reading aloud and translation:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man.  
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file   
     Make sure to do ECHO PRACTICE with the MP3 file, so you read aloud with correct
     pronunciation and intonation in class when it's your turn.
     Pay special attention to phrasing (i.e. where to pause) and the continuation rise.

4. 
Breaktime song:  Anna Kendrick     Cups (Pitch Perfect's When I'm Gone)       lyrics   
     video with lyrics       Cup song tutorial      tap dance   



WEEK EIGHT: 10/28, 10/30     
10/28
1.
 
Derek Li 李昱德 and Sophie Yen 顏宸宣 will present on: CET 8 (issue 76) "-s" 和 "-ed" 詞尾 怎麼唸? 
     in No. 76, March/April 2013, p. 12-14; and 連音塞音篇:STOP at STOPS! 遇到塞音請暫停! 
     in English Island 34, November 2018.

     Next Monday 11/04: read and take notes on: CET 9 & 10 (issues 77 & 78)
     鼻音/m /、/n/ 與 /ŋ/ —— No problen? (上、下)  in CET No. 77, May/June 2013, p. 12-14
     and No. 78, July/August 2013, p. 12-14; and
     連音:英語「字裡行間」的玄機 - 母音篇 in
English Island 31, July 2018.
     Tom Yu 余立群 and Ricky Liu 劉偉琦 will present.

2.  Fourth compound noun stress quiz on Wednesday 10/30; keep the subrules in mind!

3.  Review mini-conversation #8 for performance on
on Wednesday 10/30; learn mini-conversation #9

4.  Singalong with cups:  Anna Kendrick     Cups (Pitch Perfect's When I'm Gone)       lyrics   
     video with lyrics       Cup song tutorial      tap dance   

5.  Article for reading aloud and translation:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man. 
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file  
     Make sure to do ECHO PRACTICE with the MP3 file, so you read aloud with correct
     pronunciation and intonation in class when it's your turn.
     Pay special attention to phrasing (i.e. where to pause) and the continuation rise.

6. Book sharing: Educated: A Memoir, by Tara Westover. 
  
  Interview with Ellen DeGeneres          Aspen Institute conversation   

7.  Breaktime songs for Halloween: 
     1. A novelty song that's a little creepy but mostly fun,
         and good rhythm practice:
         They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-haaa! (1966)      by Napoleon XIV (Jerry Samuels)  
     2. The Monster Mash     by Bobby Pickett     with lyrics  

10/30
1.
  Fourth compound noun stress quiz; keep the subrules in mind.
     Some of the items were taken from this article.

2. 
Perform mini-conversation #8; learn mini-conversation #9 for performance next Wednesday 11/06.    

3.  Article for reading aloud and translation:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man. 
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file  
     Make sure to do ECHO PRACTICE with the MP3 file, so you read aloud with correct
     pronunciation and intonation in class when it's your turn.
     Pay special attention to phrasing (i.e. where to pause) and the continuation rise.

4.  Breaktime songs for Halloween: 
     1. A novelty song that's a little creepy but mostly fun,
         and good rhythm practice:
         They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-haaa! (1966)      by Napoleon XIV (Jerry Samuels)  
     2. The Monster Mash     by Bobby Pickett     with lyrics  


WEEK NINE: 11/04, 11/06      
11/04
1
Tom Yu 余立群 and Ricky Liu 劉偉琦 will present on: CET 9 & 10 (issues 77 & 78)
     鼻音/m /、/n/ 與 /ŋ/ —— No problen? (上、下)  in CET No. 77, May/June 2013, p. 12-14
     and No. 78, July/August 2013, p. 12-14; and
     連音:英語「字裡行間」的玄機 - 母音篇 in English Island 31, July 2018.

     Next Monday 11/11: read and take notes on:
CET 11 (issue 79)
     台式英語罪魁禍首:/æ /、/ɛ/ 和 /eɪ/ in No. 79, September/October 2013, p. 12-14; and
     中文也有片語動詞嗎? in English Island 39, April 2019.

     Albert Wu 吳承恆 and Rebacca Hung 洪品蓉 will present.

2.  Review mini-conversation #9 for performance on on Wednesday 11/06; learn mini-conversation #10.

3.  Article for reading aloud and translation:
    
She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man.
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file 
     Make sure to do ECHO PRACTICE with the MP3 file, so you read aloud with correct
     pronunciation and intonation in class when it's your turn.
     Pay special attention to phrasing (i.e. where to pause) and the continuation rise.

4. Book sharing: Last Boat Out of Shanghai    by Helen Zia  謝漢蘭:離開上海的最後一艘船       Talk given in Hong Kong 

5.  Breaktime song: Phil Ochs      Draft Dodger's Rag (1965)     lyrics   

11/06
1.
  Perform mini-conversation #9; learn
mini-conversation #10 for performance next Wednesday 11/13.   

2.  Article for reading aloud and translation:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man.
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019         
MP3 file 
     Make sure to do ECHO PRACTICE with the MP3 file, so you read aloud with correct
     pronunciation and intonation in class when it's your turn.
     Pay special attention to phrasing (i.e. where to pause) and the continuation rise.

3.  Breaktime song: Phil Ochs      Draft Dodger's Rag (1965)     lyrics   


WEEK TEN: 11/11, 11/13        
11/11
1.
 
Albert Wu 吳承恆 and Rebacca Hung 洪品蓉 will present on: CET 11 (issue 79)
     台式英語罪魁禍首:/æ /、/ɛ/ 和 /eɪ/ in No. 79, September/October 2013, p. 12-14; and
     中文也有片語動詞嗎? in English Island 39, April 2019.


     For next Monday 11/18, read and take notes on: CET 12 (issue 80)
     英語發音百樂篇(一): Pronunciation Potluck (1) in No. 80, November/December 2013,
     p. 12-14; and 連音鼻音篇:如何避免“N”G英文? in English Island 32, September 2018.
     David Tu 涂冠竹 and Andy Chen 陳信安 will present.

2.  Review mini-conversation #10 for performance on on Wednesday 11/13; learn mini-conversation #11.

3.  Article for reading aloud and translation:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man. 
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file  
     Make sure to do ECHO PRACTICE with the MP3 file, so you read aloud with correct
     pronunciation and intonation in class when it's your turn.
     Pay special attention to phrasing (i.e. where to pause) and the continuation rise.


4.  Breaktime song: Phil Ochs      When I'm Gone (1966)     lyrics  

11/13
1.
  Perform mini-conversation #10; learn mini-conversation #11 for performance next Wednesday 11/20.  

2.  Article for reading aloud and translation:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man. 
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file  
     Make sure to do ECHO PRACTICE with the MP3 file, so you read aloud with correct
     pronunciation and intonation in class when it's your turn.
     Pay special attention to phrasing (i.e. where to pause) and the continuation rise.

3.  Breaktime song: Phil Ochs      When I'm Gone (1966)     lyrics  


WEEK ELEVEN: 11/18, 11/20          
11/18
1.
 
Christie Pan 潘姿妤 and Andy Chen 陳信安 will present on: CET 12 (issue 80)
    
英語發音百樂篇(一): Pronunciation Potluck (1) in No. 80, November/December 2013,
     p. 12-14; and 連音鼻音篇:如何避免“N”G英文? in English Island 32, September 2018.

     For next Monday 11/25, read and take notes on: CET 13 (issue 81)
     英語發音百樂篇(二): Pronunciation Potluck (2) in No. 81, January/February 2014, p. 12-14, and
     連音"y"字篇:「醬子」講哪裡不對? in English Island 33, October 2018.
     David Tu 凃冠竹 and Philip Hsu 徐聖璇 will present.

2.  Review mini-conversation #11 for performance on on Wednesday 11/20.

3.  Article for reading aloud and translation:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man.   
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file   
     Make sure to do ECHO PRACTICE with the MP3 file, so you read aloud with correct
     pronunciation and intonation in class when it's your turn.
     Pay special attention to phrasing (i.e. where to pause) and the continuation rise.

4.  Breaktime song: Joan Baez      Diamonds and Rust (1975)     lyrics      Washington Square Park 

11/20
1.  Perform
mini-conversation #11; learn mini-conversation #12 for 10/27.  

2. We'll go over the lyrics to Diamonds and Rust.

3.  Article for reading aloud and translation:

     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man.   
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file   

     Make sure to do ECHO PRACTICE with the MP3 file, so you read aloud with correct
     pronunciation and intonation in class when it's your turn.
     Pay special attention to phrasing (i.e. where to pause) and the continuation rise.

4.  Breaktime song: Joan Baez      Diamonds and Rust (1975)     lyrics      Washington Square Park 


WEEK TWELVE: 11/25, 11/27         
11/25
1.
 
David Tu 凃冠竹 and Philip Hsu 徐聖璇 will present on: CET 13 (issue 81)
     英語發音百樂篇(二): Pronunciation Potluck (2) in No. 81, January/February 2014, p. 12-14, and
     連音"y"字篇:「醬子」講哪裡不對? in English Island 33, October 2018.

     For next Monday 12/02, read and take notes on: CET 14 (issue 82)
     英語發音百樂篇(三): Pronunciation Potluck (3) in No. 82, March/April 2014, p. 12-14, and
     到底是Yes還是No? in English Island 12, December 2016.
    
Emily Cheng 程筠智 and Audrey Lin 林胤含 will present.

2.  Make-up mini-conversation performances.
     Review mini-conversation #12 for performance on on Wednesday 11/27.

3.  Article for reading aloud and translation:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man.  
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file  
     Make sure to do ECHO PRACTICE with the MP3 file, so you read aloud with correct
     pronunciation and intonation in class when it's your turn.
     Pay special attention to phrasing (i.e. where to pause) and the continuation rise.

4.  B
reaktime song: Joe Jackson    Be My Number Two      lyrics  

11/2
7
1.
  Perform
mini-conversation #12.

2.
New listening assignment: short MP3 excerpt from: Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase, episode 171:
    "Just the Leg". Source page. Due Monday December 2.
    Transcribe word-for-word to the 0:23 second point using oTranscribe.
    Print out and bring to class; also UPLOAD to your Google Drive folder as a separate file, labeled Betty1.
 
3.  Article for reading aloud and translation:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man.  
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file  
     Make sure to do ECHO PRACTICE with the MP3 file, so you read aloud with correct
     pronunciation and intonation in class when it's your turn.
     Pay special attention to phrasing (i.e. where to pause) and the continuation rise.

4.  Breaktime song: Joe Jackson    Be My Number Two      lyrics   


WEEK THIRTEEN: 12/02, 12/04         
12/02
1.
 
Emily Cheng 程筠智 and Audrey Lin 林胤含 will present on: CET 14 (issue 82)
     英語發音百樂篇(三): Pronunciation Potluck (3) in No. 82, March/April 2014, p. 12-14, and
     到底是Yes還是No? in English Island 12, December 2016.

     Audio file on /z/ and /dz/ to accompany (
CET 13 (issue 81)
     英語發音百樂篇(二): Pronunciation Potluck (2).


     For next Monday 12/09, read and take notes on: CET 15 (issue 83)
     英語發音百樂篇(四): Pronunciation Potluck (4) in No. 83, May/June 2014, p. 12-14, and
     「抓到了!母語人士動詞時態不一致!」(我也可以不用管動詞時態嗎?) in English Island 30, June 2018.
    
Montana Chang 張群岳 and Jeffrey Hu 胡廷宇 will present.

2.  Review mini-conversation #13.

3.  Correct listening assignment: Word-for-word transcription of short MP3 excerpt from:
     Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase, episode 171: "Just the Leg". Source page.
     Transcribe
word-for-word to the 0:23 second point using oTranscribe.
     Print out and bring to class; also UPLOAD to your Google Drive folder as a separate file, labeled Betty1.

     For next week:
short MP3 excerpt from: Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase, episode 171:
     "Just the Leg". Source page. Due Monday December 9.
     Transcribe word-for-word the remaining portion of the MP3 file,
     from the 0:23 second point to the end (1:31) using oTranscribe.
 
     Print out and bring to class; also UPLOAD to your Google Drive folder in the file labeled Betty1.

4.  Article for reading aloud and translation:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man.  
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file  
     Make sure to do ECHO PRACTICE with the MP3 file, so you read aloud with correct
     pronunciation and intonation in class when it's your turn.
     Pay special attention to phrasing (i.e. where to pause) and the continuation rise.


5.  B
reaktime song: The House Band     The Setting (1994)      lyrics with guitar chords  

12/04

1.  Review mini-conversation #13.   

2.
 
Article for reading aloud and translation:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man.  
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file  
     Make sure to do ECHO PRACTICE with the MP3 file, so you read aloud with correct
     pronunciation and intonation in class when it's your turn.
     Pay special attention to phrasing (i.e. where to pause) and the continuation rise.

3.  Breaktime song: The House Band     The Setting (1994)      lyrics with guitar chords  


WEEK FOURTEEN: 12/09, 12/11         
   
12/09
1.  Montana Chang 張群岳 and Jeffrey Hu 胡廷宇 will present on: CET 15 (issue 83)
     英語發音百樂篇(四): Pronunciation Potluck (4) in No. 83, May/June 2014, p. 12-14, and
     「抓到了!母語人士動詞時態不一致!」(我也可以不用管動詞時態嗎?) in English Island 30, June 2018.

 

     For next Monday 12/16, read and take notes on: CET 16 (issue 84) and CET 17 (issue 85)
     Do not 和 don’t意思一樣嗎?英語的縮讀字(上、下) in No. 84, July/August 2014, p. 12-14 and in
     No. 85, September/October 2014, p. 16-18, together with
     會唱這兩首歌,就學會假設語氣 in English Island 14, June 2017.
     Thomas Wang 王睿民 and Thomas Chen 陳子安 will present.


     More on schwa elision: Introduction to Phonetics I: 32. Schwa Elision 

2.  Go over the transcription of Betty 2, of Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase,
     from the 0:23 second point to the end (1:31).
     Make sure you have pasted in your original transcription to the Betty1 file in your
     Google Drive folder. After we have gone over the transcription in class, also
     paste in the corrected version of the transcription. There should at this point
     be four labeled passages in this file.


3.  New transcription assignment: Tim Ferriss interviews Julie Rice of SoulCycle, part 1
     Transcribe the portion from 0:00 to 1:17, ending in "...and we started to have Shabbat."
     Remember to use earphones! Due on Wednesday, December 18.
     Information on Shabbat (Wikipedia).

4.  Article for reading aloud and translation:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man.  
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file  
     Make sure to do ECHO PRACTICE with the MP3 file, so you read aloud with correct
     pronunciation and intonation in class when it's your turn.
     Pay special attention to phrasing (i.e. where to pause) and the continuation rise.

5.  Breaktime song:   Dave Frishberg      Blizzard of Lies      lyrics   

12/11
1. 
We'll finish going over the transcription of Betty 2, of Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase,
     from the 0:23 second point to the end (1:31).
     Remember to pay special attention to punctuation and capitalization.

     Here are some basic punctuation rules for English.
     Here's a handy chart of punctuation symbols.

     Make sure you have pasted in your original transcription to the Betty1 file in your
     Google Drive folder. After we have gone over the transcription in class, also
     paste in the corrected version of the transcription. There should at this point
     be four labeled passages in this file.


2.  BONUS: Another example of someone telling a story about something funny that
     happened to her. Does she follow the rules we've learned for alternating the use of the past tense
     and the narrative present tense in her storytelling?
     Note that the narrator is from Alabama and speaks with a southern accent. ("Y'all")
     American blogger Mary Katherine Backstrom's story about hugging a stranger by mistake

3.  Book sharing: Volume Control: Hearing in a Deafening World by David Owen
     NPR Fresh Air interview with David Owen: Hearing in a Deafening World   


4.  For Monday: We will try to finish reading and translating, then will reread and discuss:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man.  
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file  
     Make sure to do ECHO PRACTICE with the MP3 file, so you read aloud with correct
     pronunciation and intonation in class when it's your turn.
     Pay special attention to phrasing (i.e. where to pause) and the continuation rise.

     We'll go over the transcription of
Tim Ferriss interviews Julie Rice of SoulCycle, part 1
     on Wednesday, December 18.

5.  Breaktime song:   Dave Frishberg      Blizzard of Lies      lyrics   


WEEK FIFTEEN: 12/16, 12/18              
12/16
1. 
Thomas Wang 王睿民 and Thomas Chen 陳子安 will present on: CET 16 (issue 84) and CET 17 (issue 85)
     Do not 和 don’t意思一樣嗎?英語的縮讀字(上、下) in No. 84, July/August 2014, p. 12-14 and in
     No. 85, September/October 2014, p. 16-18, together with
     會唱這兩首歌,就學會假設語氣 in English Island 14, June 2017.


     Also, discuss Introduction to Phonetics I: 32. Schwa Elision 
 

     For next Monday 12/23, read and take notes on: CET 18 (issue 86)
次重音:次要的重音還是很重要!
     in No. 86, November/December 2014, p. 12-14, together with
     台灣味學習法:用注音練英文母音 in English Island 24, December 2017.
     Brady Chang 張書明 and Max Wu 吳孟哲 will present.


2.  We'll go over the n
ew transcription assignment on Wednesday, December 18:
     Tim Ferriss interviews Julie Rice of SoulCycle, part 1
     Transcribe the portion from 0:00 to 1:17, ending in "...and we started to have Shabbat."
     Remember to use earphones! Information on Shabbat (Wikipedia).

3.  Finish article for reading aloud and translation; we'll then reread and discuss it:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man.  
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file  
    
Learn all the vocabulary for the final exam!

4. 
Breaktime song:   Harry Chapin   Cat's in the Cradle 1974  (live)     video with lyrics     lyrics   

12/18
1. 
We'll go over the transcription of Tim Ferriss interviews Julie Rice of SoulCycle, part 1
     Transcribe the portion from 0:00 to 1:17, ending in "...and we started to have Shabbat."
    
Remember to pay special attention to punctuation and capitalization.

     Here are some basic punctuation rules for English.
     Here's a handy chart of punctuation symbols.

     Make sure you have pasted in your original transcription to the Betty1 file in your
     Google Drive folder. After we have gone over the transcription in class, also
     paste in the corrected version of the transcription. There should at this point
     be four labeled passages in this file.

2.  Finish article for reading aloud and translation; we'll then reread and discuss it:
     She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man.  
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file  
    
Learn all the vocabulary for the final exam!


3. 
Breaktime song:   Harry Chapin   Cat's in the Cradle 1974  (live)     video with lyrics     lyrics   


WEEK SIXTEEN: 12/23, 12/25              
12/23
1. 
Brady Chang 張書明 and Max Wu 吳孟哲 will present on: CET 18 (issue 86)
    
次重音:次要的重音還是很重要! in No. 86, November/December 2014, p. 12-14, together with
     台灣味學習法:用注音練英文母音 in English Island 24, December 2017.

 
     For next Monday 12/30, read and take notes on:

     英中「發呆」翻譯法大公開 in English Island 43, August 2019, and:
     文法消失了!那些「看不見」的翻譯規則
in English Island 44, September 2019
     Breeze Ni 倪楷恩 and Eddy Yang 楊昌興 will present.

     Make sure you include your thoughts on how to retain the dialogs we learned in class,
     and your suggestions on how to help the public learn English better.

2.  Reread and discuss: She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man.  
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file  
    
Learn all the vocabulary for the final exam! There will also be a part on compound noun stress.

3.  We'll go over the n
ew transcription assignment: Tim Ferriss interviews Julie Rice of SoulCycle, part 1
     Transcribe the portion from 0:00 to 1:17, ending in "...and we started to have Shabbat."
     Remember to use earphones! Information on Shabbat (Wikipedia).

     Here are some basic punctuation rules for English.
     Here's a handy chart of punctuation symbols.

4. 
Breaktime Christmas carols:  Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child / Good People All, This Christmastime / words 
     Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sang by Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band · Sneak's Noyse

12/25
1.  Due January 6: Prepare:
     (I) a written evaluation of this semester's class and
     (II) an organized summary of your class notes, in two separate pdf files:

     I. End-of-semester evaluation:
     Part 1: evaluate the class, materials, teacher, syllabus, homework assignments,
     what was most and least useful, things that could be improved, and how
     — everything about the class this semester.
     Part 2: Evaluate yourself: Attendance and punctuality, homework submission,
     how much you learned from the class, how much effort you put into this class,
     Part 3: How do you plan to continue improving your English in general and
     your English listening and pronunciation skills in particular?

     II. Organized summary of your class notes:
     Go through all your old notes, and organize them into a summary of main points.
     You do not have to include every single detail from your notes; try rather to combine
     notes that are about the same thing and to generalize.

     Format and submission instructions: Convert your files to pdf format
     before emailing both files to Prof. Chung at: feathermountain@gmail.com and Evanna Shih at
hi9433tw@gmail.com

     Make sure all your work is in you Google Drive folder, especially your "before" and "after" translations
     of the Modern Love article, and your "before" and "after" transcriptions of the three transcription assignments.

     Also, make sure your Learning Checklist is up to date.


2.  Discuss: She Wanted a Man With a Good Job Who Is Nice to Animals  And I was that man.  
     by Timothy Braun  New York Times "Modern Love" August 16, 2019          MP3 file  
    
Learn all the vocabulary for the final exam! There will also be a part on compound noun stress.

3.  Finish going over the transcription of Tim Ferriss interviews Julie Rice of SoulCycle, part 1
     Transcribe the portion from 0:00 to 1:17, ending in "...and we started to have Shabbat."
    
Remember to pay special attention to punctuation and capitalization.

     Make sure you have pasted in your original transcription to the Betty1 file in your
     Google Drive folder. After we have gone over the transcription in class, also
     paste in the corrected version of the transcription. There should at this point
     be six labeled passages in this file.

4.  Breaktime Christmas carols:  Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child / Good People All, This Christmastime / words 
     Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sang by Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band · Sneak's Noyse


WEEK SEVENTEEN: 12/30 (Wednesday, January 1 is a holiday; no class)   
1.  Breeze Ni 倪楷恩 and Eddy Yang 楊昌興 will present on:
     英中「發呆」翻譯法大公開 in English Island 43, August 2019, and:
     文法消失了!那些「看不見」的翻譯規則 in English Island 44, September 2019

2.  Finish going over the transcription of Tim Ferriss interviews Julie Rice of SoulCycle, part 1
     Transcribe the portion from 0:00 to 1:17, ending in "...and we started to have Shabbat."
     Remember to pay special attention to punctuation and capitalization.

3.  Make sure you have submitted ALL your homework and uploaded it to your Google Drive folder!
     Also make sure to update your Learning Checklist,
     upload all your "before" and "after" transcriptions and translations,
     and to submit your notes summary and class evaluation.


4. 
The final exam will be held on Wednesday January 8, 2020 at 8:10-10:00am in 外教中心 101.

5.  For next semester:
     1. Read a simplified English novel, to report on orally with a partner – see examples in the class fb group;
         available from Bookman Books 書林 and Crane's 文鶴, among other places.
     2. Watch the 
Gilmore Girls pilot; we'll perform scenes from this episode in small groups.
         Scene One a   Scene One b      

6.  Breaktime song: Happy New Year (1980)    ABBA      lyrics   



WEEK EIGHTEEN: 01/08
  Final exam

    The final exam will be held on Wednesday, January 8, 2020
   
at the regular class time and place, i.e. 8:10am in 外教 中心 101.  




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